Climate Regulation
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![PVC pipes stacked in the back of a truck]()
![PVC pipes stacked in the back of a truck]()
As states replace lead pipes, plastic alternatives could bring new risks
Cities and states that substitute PVC for lead pipes "may well be leaping from the frying pan into the fire."
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![Transmission lines at sunset.]()
![Transmission lines at sunset.]()
Massive transmission line will send wind power from Wyoming to California
After 18 years, the TransWest Express line receives final approval.
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![Image of a gas pump with an ethanol symbol on it.]()
![Image of a gas pump with an ethanol symbol on it.]()
Midwestern leaders want to sell ethanol in summer despite smog risks
Ethanol was sold for years as a “climate-friendly” fuel, but research says it could harm the planet and your health.
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![President Joe Biden walks near Chevy vehicles as he arrives to deliver remarks during a visit to a General Motors electric vehicle assembly plant in Detroit, Michigan.]()
![President Joe Biden walks near Chevy vehicles as he arrives to deliver remarks during a visit to a General Motors electric vehicle assembly plant in Detroit, Michigan.]()
Biden’s new vehicle emissions rules could speed the EV revolution
But only if the U.S. gets a lot more minerals, factories, and chargers.
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![Aerial view of petrochemical facilities and the Mississippi River]()
![Aerial view of petrochemical facilities and the Mississippi River]()
Green groups sue EPA over decades-old water pollution rules
Technologies to control wastewater contamination have come a long way since the 1980s. Regulations haven’t.
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![medical sterilization facility]()
![medical sterilization facility]()
EPA targets cancer-causing emissions from medical sterilization facilities
Ethylene oxide has long been linked to cancers of the breasts, lymph nodes, and lungs.
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![Cluster of refineries and storage tanks in Cancer Alley, Louisiana]()
![Cluster of refineries and storage tanks in Cancer Alley, Louisiana]()
EPA announces rules curbing cancer-causing pollution from chemical plants
The agency claims the proposed rules will result in a 96% reduction in the population facing cancer risk from 200 polluters.
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![Collage of an older woman with an image of a smokestack placed within the center of her head]()
![Collage of an older woman with an image of a smokestack placed within the center of her head]()
Study: Even a small increase in pollution raises risk for dementia
Research from Harvard suggests that governments need to revamp air quality rules.
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![Protesters chanting and holding signs]()
![Protesters chanting and holding signs]()
California regulator fines manufacturer for knowingly exposing workers to toxic chemical
Parter Medical Products was fined more than $800,000 for exposing its workers to dangerously high levels of the carcinogen ethylene oxide.
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How the natural gas industry cozies up to utility regulators
Sponsorships, stacked panels, dance parties: Inside utilities' campaign to convince regulators of the bright future for natural gas.
